[Chachi7565]

As I dig in behind the instrument panel of my "new to me" RV-8A, I'm finding some interesting things - e.g. an old AmeriKing Altitude Encoder that I *think* is still hooked up to my Garmin GNC300XL.

But I also found this box, and I don't know what it is. I'm going to head to the hangar tomorrow, and try to run the wires to see where they come from/where they go (like Cotton Eyed Joe), but thought you folks might be able to ID it.

Thanks!

 

[Richard Connell]

As I dig in behind the instrument panel of my "new to me" RV-8A, I'm finding some interesting things - e.g. an old AmeriKing Altitude Encoder that I *think* is still hooked up to my Garmin GNC300XL.

But I also found this box, and I don't know what it is. I'm going to head to the hangar tomorrow, and try to run the wires to see where they come from/where they go (like Cotton Eyed Joe), but thought you folks might be able to ID it.

Thanks!
View attachment 120417

Dimmer

LC Lighting Controllers — FLIGHT DATA SYSTEMS

www.fdatasystems.com

 

[jimzap]

Looks like a lighting controller

LC Lighting Controllers — FLIGHT DATA SYSTEMS

www.fdatasystems.com

 

[Chachi7565]

Nice! Thank you both. That's exactly what it is - I even have those same rheostats. It seems to run my instrument panel lighting.

 

[RV7A Flyer]

You are creating wiring diagrams as you go, right? Assuming the plane didn't come with one...

 

[RWoodard]

Gotta love this forum. Two correct answers within 7 minutes!

 

[Chachi7565]

You are creating wiring diagrams as you go, right? Assuming the plane didn't come with one...

I’m using Claude to write a detailed POH, so I’m in the info gathering stage. But yes, that’s the goal! Claude doesn’t generate images, and AI is generally poor at technical drawings. Does anyone have a recommendation for a tool to make a digital wiring diagram?

 

[Chachi7565]

Gotta love this forum. Two correct answers within 7 minutes!

100%! And this had stymied both Claude and ChatGPT image recognition.

 

[RV7A Flyer]

I’m using Claude to write a detailed POH, so I’m in the info gathering stage. But yes, that’s the goal! Claude doesn’t generate images, and AI is generally poor at technical drawings. Does anyone have a recommendation for a tool to make a digital wiring diagram?

Search is your friend. But FWIW, I used ExpressSCH. There are many, many others, and everyone recommends whichever one *they* used. Just pick a decent one and get it started.